Faith

James

James 5:15 | Prayer of Faith

The number one type of prayer that any church prayer group will receive is about healing. Please pray for my relative who has cancer and needs a miracle might be a request heard in a thousand church small groups all at the […]

James

James 4:4 | Faithless Enemies

Who is the most famous person you can think of to become a Christian? It seems there are regular occurrences of famous entertainers who become Christians or proclaim their faith in a public way each year. Unfortunately, many of these people then […]

James

James 3:18 | Make Peace

Are you looking for peace in a harsh hard world? It seems that the world is always at war. Social media is in large part violent with a pitchfork mob roaming the digital waves looking for someone they can roast. Our own […]

James

James 2:24 | Faith and Works Alone

James 2:24 is an eye-opening verse that should give any Christian pause. Martin Luther launched the doctrine of sola fide (justification by faith alone) that is a foundation for many protestant Christians. Martin Luther did not like the book of James because […]

John

John 10:11 | Jesus is Shockingly Confrontational

My favorite Biblical view of Jesus is the Good Shepherd. I think this view of Jesus is less popular and less understood in western culture due to the fact that more people live in cities and have never had to care for […]

Galatians

Galatians 3:23 | Faith vs Works

Faith vs works is a topic that is hard to understand in practice. Faith leads to works and I want to use Paul’s example from Galatians to demonstrate this in a new way. To do this I want you dear reader to […]

Matthew -

Matthew 14:28 | Out of the Boat

One of the most famous, and joked about, events in the ministry of Jesus is when he walked on water. Less memerable is when Peter walked on water. The walking on water part is not that amazing compared to his raising people […]

Judges

Judges 6:36 | Fleece Moment

Have you ever tested God and inquired of Him to determine what direction He would have you go in life? Gideon a Judge and ruler of Israel did just that. Gideon took a moment to confirm that God would be with him […]

Judges

Judges 1:7 | Biblical Karma

Is Karma a real thing and what should we as Christians think about it? Is there any truth in Karma or is there a Biblical Karma? Karma is an idea from Indian pantheist religion where the full measure of someone’s life influences […]